Di-a-logue, An American Mosaic
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editor: Podcast
- Duración: 46:27:51
- Mas informaciones
Informações:
Sinopsis
What are we thinking? Americans talking. Join the conversation!We all need to connect on some meaningful level today.Increasingly, we exist in our bubbles, defined by our neighborhoods, social media, economic and cultural status. We need to remember what it is that makes us all Americans.
Episodios
-
Episode 25. Fear. It is Powerful
05/09/2018 Duración: 10minA difficult subject. Are we creating a culture of fear today? As I travel, I find some are afraid to say what they really think. Yet, we have leadership and some that will say anything. Perhaps we are all a little afraid. No one will admit that. Fear is what we should fear most.
-
Episode 24. Nice People & Nice Sunsets
30/08/2018 Duración: 13minIn this episode, I am talking to Keith, 28, raised in Hugoton Kansas. We are in a lively coffee, cafe, and beer place near the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan. Keith is the manager.
-
Episode 23. Black, Gangs, Drugs, and a friend worth having
24/08/2018 Duración: 21minI met Maurice in Stockton CA. He knows what growing up in the hood is like... and surviving. He helps others to survive and achieve something. You would be fortunate to have him as a friend and mentor.
-
Episode 22. Cowboys, Kids, Rodeo Life & True Grit
15/08/2018 Duración: 14minI traveled to Montana in search of Cowboys. At the Last Chance Stampede in Bozeman, I found what I was looking for. The Cowboy way is a lifestyle and a culture. Deeply American and perhaps old fashioned. This is a conversation mostly about kids, rodeo and family values.
-
Episode 21. On the Shoulders of Giants.
08/08/2018 Duración: 09minSitting on a boat in a harbor. Stories, fishing, the sea, and markers in life that connect us to our past. I love talking to elders who have experienced things that we can only read about. Sometimes, I am fortunate to meet someone who has some good stories. Doug, was one of those. We sat on his boat and talked.
-
Episode 20. Having a Voice. Who are we today?
02/08/2018 Duración: 08minSome of the voices from An American Mosaic project. I am working on a trailer and this is a first cut soundtrack. Only a small sample of the many conversations. We are a big diverse country, and we need to start talking and listening to each other more often. Real conversations.
-
Episode 19. A Trip to Dreamland. "Why come here?"
27/07/2018 Duración: 20minI was asked why I would come to Portsmouth Ohio. "Dreamland", a book by Sam Quinones reveals much about the beginnings of the Opioid crisis. Portsmouth, was at the epicenter. I needed to see for myself, and have recorded my observations. I highly recommend the book, a visit no.
-
Episode 18. Biscuits, Gravy & Bacon. A Coal Miners Daughter
20/07/2018 Duración: 19minIn the mountains of West Virginia, coal country, I spent time talking with the people who for generations have worked in the mines. Mountains, and Miners. It is a culture and a way of life. I met Sandy and Tony in Gary holler near The town of Welch, once called "little New York" in it's heyday. They run a B&B.
-
Episode 17. Inside a Documentary Project
06/07/2018 Duración: 57minIn this episode, Sarah joins me in a deep dive conversation about our documentary project, An American Mosaic. While I travel around gathering conversations, Sarah helps make sense of them. We always cover a lot of territory and this is no exception.
-
Episode 16. Making new friends
29/06/2018 Duración: 16minIn this episode, I talk with Matt, a millennial, house dad, tech worker, and fly fisherman in his very cool gear and outfitter store. It was a conversation that resulted in a friendship. Having real conversations can be rewarding. An American Mosaic.
-
Episode 15. Roads less traveled in California
22/06/2018 Duración: 14minIn this Episode of Dialogue, I am sharing my observations while driving the back roads of the San Joaquin Valley. Stockton, Modesto, Fresno, Kingsburg and Hansford. I am shooting photos and video, and on the hunt for conversations.
-
Episode 14. Growing up in Kansas
19/06/2018 Duración: 24minIn this episode, I talk with Victoria in Manhattan Kansas, who is a collage graduate managing a coffee shop and trying to figure out what's next for her. She is determined not to replay her childhood circumstance. We covered a variety of subjects about life and Kansas.
-
Episode 13. A View from the Bible Belt
11/06/2018 Duración: 20minIn this episode, I talk with Rex, a film maker in Oxford Mississippi, who hates Christian Films, and wants to change them and the message of Christian leaders today. It is a refreshing conversation and one of hope.
-
Episode 12. So What are We?
06/06/2018 Duración: 22minHaving a Dialogue is so important today. Conversations.
-
Episode 11. On the street in Nashville Tennessee
04/06/2018 Duración: 08minI was on the street in downtown Nashville, and met Terese who shared a conversation about growing up in Gary Indiana, in a mixed neighborhood. She works out of Chicago and was visiting. Conversations on the street can be a little noisy, but worthwhile.
-
Episode 10. "Keep on Truckin" in Moberly Missouri
30/05/2018 Duración: 18minTruck drivers are today's forgotten people. I jumped in the cab with Brian, a long haul trucker at a truck stop in Moberly Missouri. Over 300 days and 150,000 miles a year, he has a unique perspective of life from where he sits. He shared some stories and thoughts with me.
-
Episode 9. Down Home Alabama, from a road trip in the South
28/05/2018 Duración: 14minA Seattle guy exploring the south, and the people. This is a conversation with what might be a typical baby boomer in a small Alabama town. It always amazes me how much we are a product of our local surroundings and beliefs. Yet how much we all, as a country, might have in common. I think it is good to get to know each other.
-
Episode 8. Rick Najera, Mexican American, Actor, Director
21/05/2018 Duración: 31minRick Najera, an award winning actor, director and author, is one of "those Mexicans" who has done some extraordinary things. We talked about being Latino, growing up in southern California, family, being American, his book "Almost White", and success.
-
Episode 7. Waking up to a different America
18/05/2018 Duración: 09minI, like many others, had a wake up call after the 2016 election. I needed to get past old assumptions and discover my country and who the American people are today. So far, I have talked with 36 people, in 9 states and the project is just getting started. It is about making connections.
-
Episode 6. We are so fortunate, an immigrant story
15/05/2018 Duración: 09minRealizing a dream. Alice who after 3 tries finally immigrated and became a U.S. citizen. Watching our movies and seeing our life, it inspired her to come to America. As it has for many over the years.